Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

dentro de lo que cabe

English translation:

all things considered, the hospital does the best that it can

Added to glossary by Lydia De Jorge
Jun 19, 2007 13:16
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

dentro de lo que cabe

Spanish to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
This is a comment written by a Spanish speaking patient in a survey regarding his recent hospital stay. The patient writes, "El hospital dentro de lo que cabe hace lo mejor". He wrote this after checking off "very good" for all other questions.
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Jun 19, 2007 21:10: Lydia De Jorge Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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all things considered, the hospital does the best that it can

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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-06-19 21:09:51 GMT) Post-grading
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You are very welcome!
Peer comment(s):

agree Susana Magnani
12 mins
thanks silt!
agree Luis Zepeda
14 mins
gracias Luis!
agree JudyK
2 hrs
gracias Judy!
agree Nikolaj Widenmann
2 hrs
Gracias Widenmann!
agree Sp-EnTranslator
2 hrs
gracias Claudia!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Sounds good. Thanks!"
1 min

as far as we can tell / considering the circumstances

Suerte
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1 min

in what is applicable

El hospital dentro de lo que cabe hace lo mejor = The hospital does its best in what is applicable
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1 hr

within its means

!
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1 hr

within the limits of the necessary

suggestion.
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